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Strategic Alliance with ParlAmericas: Advancing Legislative Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean

October 30, 2024

Leer en español Sexual violence against women and girls remains a pervasive and deeply rooted issue across Latin America and...

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Where you’ll find Equality Now at the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children

October 24, 2024

The first-ever Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, on November 7...

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Statement By Equality Now on the Occasion of the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights

October 23, 2024

Honourable Chairperson of the ACHPR, Commissioners, State-Party Representatives, National Human Rights Institutions present, ...

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5 things you need to know about child marriage 

October 17, 2024

Leer en español Child marriage is defined as a formal marriage or informal union before the age of 18.  It is a human r...

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Gambia Mission: Lessons Learnt 

October 17, 2024

This September, Equality Now’s End Harmful Practices team took a much needed and anticipated mission to The Gambia. This v...

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Colombia Has a Key Opportunity to End Child Marriage and Early Unions and Protect Girls

October 8, 2024

This article was originally published in Spanish by Agenda Estado de Derecho. Op-Ed by Sandra Ramírez, Legal and Advocacy Ad...

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Reflections on UNGA79 and the Summit of the Future

October 4, 2024

A little under a week since the end of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) – this year with the Summit of the Fu...

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Gender pay gap in the U.S. widens for the first time in 20 years

September 30, 2024

Women’s lost earnings due to pay inequality amounted to $1.7 trillion in 2023. How will the next administration address thi...

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Shadow Report on Ethiopia’s 2015-2023 State Report on the Implementation of the Maputo Protocol: Progress, Successes and Challenges

September 26, 2024

The Shadow Report on the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s 7th to 10th Periodic Reports (2015-2023) on the Implemen...

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Improving access to justice in Latin America and the Caribbean: Regional guide for the investigation and litigation of sexual violence cases

September 20, 2024

Leer en español Equality Now, in collaboration with key allies, is developing a regional guide to direct the investigation a...

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Young people and digital rights: Perspectives from Southern Africa

September 18, 2024

As a member of the Alliance for Universal Digital Rights (AUDRi), we are looking forward to the final Global Digital Compact ...

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Understanding the Beijing Platform for Action: The global pledge to achieve gender equality 29 years on

September 15, 2024

Legal equality is the foundation for transformative change across all sectors of society. By removing discriminatory laws, we...